The mission of our athletic program is to provide a meaningful athletic experience for each student-athlete, while maximizing student participation, promoting sportsmanship, representing the school with integrity, and understanding the importance of balancing the commitments of being a student-athlete.
The Middle School offers teams for boys and girls in cross country, volleyball, field hockey, boys and girls soccer, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls fencing, boys and girls swimming, softball, baseball, boys and girls lacrosse, and boys and girls track and field. Depending on the sport, qualified Middle School athletes may be eligible to try out for an Upper School team. The after-school program offers a chance to learn how to play squash (fall) and row crew (spring). The Falcon Club for sixth graders introduces students to a variety of activities.
At the Upper School level, Riverdale offers more than 70 junior varsity and varsity teams for boys and girls. A member of the Ivy Preparatory League, Riverdale plays Collegiate, Dalton, Fieldston, Hackley, Horace Mann, Poly Prep, and Trinity, as well as other schools in the New York State Association of Independent Schools. More than 80 percent of Upper Schoolers participate on at least one team.